The politics in 57346 Stephan, SD revolve around the city and county government. As the population of this small town is limited, there are no local political candidates. Instead, those in 57346 Stephan rely on their representatives at the state and federal level to make decisions that affect their lives. The local citizens are passionate about making sure their voices are heard when it comes to voting on issues that affect their community. They also take great pride in staying informed and engaging with their representatives by attending meetings, writing letters, or making phone calls when necessary. By doing so, they ensure that their needs and concerns are taken into account when it comes to policy changes and government initiatives.
The political climate in Zip 57346 (Stephan, SD) is very conservative.
Hyde County, SD is very conservative. In Hyde County, SD 19.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 79.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hyde county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 79.4% to 19.2%.
Hyde county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 57346 (Stephan, SD) is very conservative.
Stephan, South Dakota is very conservative.
Hyde County, South Dakota is very conservative.
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South Dakota is strongly conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Stephan, South Dakota: R R R R R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 57346 (Stephan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)